"We broke a rule," Maria whispers. "So she sent her bear to eat Minako from the inside." She snatches the candy from her shopping bag and shoves it at Hiroshi. "Maria has to go now. Be good until she comes back." Maria stands up.

She had a lot of thinking to do about this. And-- she'd have to watch Venus closely to see if she was the one that was being eaten by the bear and not Minako. After all, Hiroshi couldn't tell the difference between them.